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Circulation ResearchPublished 9 October 2014
Kathleen A. Martin, Karen K. Hirschi
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An activin A–mediated, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β–independent pathway that regulates endothelial-induced mural cell differentiation from mesenchymal progenitors derived from adult human adipose tissue is described.
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